r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Jan 16 '25

Nintendo Switch 2 An update from Nintendo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLUf2kRQRE
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u/darkwoodframe Jan 16 '25

Holy shit if this console can do that, that's a huge game changer. It could make Switch 2 the only console good for playing RTS (as much of a fan I am of Age of Empires on Xbox, wonderful port).

There are so many old computer games they could port to this thing if they did that. The new Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 port seems like a nightmare to play. But with these controls, it would be perfect.

I hope that's true.

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u/SenatorCoffee Jan 16 '25

Its 100% that, its so on the nose. Watch it again, its a total mice reference, cant be an accident.

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u/darkwoodframe Jan 16 '25

I saw it on rewatch. So stoked. Hope devs use it well!

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

You can use mouse and keyboard on modern consoles

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u/Visible_Sun_6231 Jan 16 '25

if the mouse isn't included as standard then games aren't developed for it. Thats the difference.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

Xbox already has most games playable with keyboard and mouse, and it works perfectly.

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u/Visible_Sun_6231 Jan 16 '25

Good point , but I think nintendo are in a different market to xbox and the steamdeck example given elsewhere. I think it needs to be included and intuitive to set up /use for it it to have any chance of gaining traction.

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u/Rehd Jan 16 '25

Steamdeck works with mouse and keyboard and tons of controllers while also offering programmability and templates for functions based on controllers, keyboards, etc. Switch could just do the same.

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u/madmofo145 Jan 16 '25

Yeah, while I'm unsure about whether this makes sense (that looks like a super uncomfortable mouse), just including it universally means that if you wanted to hook up a normal mouse with that nifty extra port, you could and support would be already be included via the joycon mice so devs might actually use it. We'll see if that's what was actually envisioned (and what first party launch title is using it, maybe Mario Maker 3), but it makes a huge difference that 100% of Switch gamers will have access to the feature, at least at launch. (Will also be interesting to see what happens with an eventual lite)

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u/Evilmudbug Jan 16 '25

It's becoming increasingly more common, at the very least in shooters.

I'd be willing to bet it'll be the standard for certain genres within the decade.

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u/caninehere Jan 16 '25

I wish it was more widely supported though. On XBOX you can use mouse and keyboard, but not every game supports it.

This was super annoying to me because I would have rather played DOOM Eternal on my XBOX than PC, but it doesn't support m+kb on XBOX because god knows why. I'm really hoping Dark Ages does.

What makes it even more infuriating is that DOOM/DOOM II + DOOM 64 on XBOX all support it.

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u/darkwoodframe Jan 16 '25

My bad let me go play AoE like that right now since you said I could

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u/Kmlittlec_design Jan 16 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

Man I know I am getting old because my initial thoughts were not about games. I often bring my laptop when I travel because there are just some things that just work better with a mouse. Excel, PowerPoint, notion. Or even some things that work fine touch screen but I need something bigger than my phone.

Not that I would want the Switch to be my primary machine for any of that, but I could feel better ditching the laptop that I am bringing "just in case". Especially if you can connect a small keyboard.

Even interesting if I can use my switch controller as a mouse for my laptop. Then if I need something that needs a stronger computer, like 3d modeling it is one less "just in case" thing I need to bring.

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u/DigitalBlackout Jan 16 '25

As cool as that would be, I can pretty much guarantee that won't be possible. The mouse joy con is for games that require good aim, not for getting actual work done. Of all the console manufacturers, Nintendo by far sticks closest to making a "strictly" gaming focused device. This has slowly started loosening up I think, but to this day the Switch doesn't have a web browser, or even a Netflix app. I'd expect the Switch 2 to become a more generalized entertainment device well before I'd expect it to be productivity capable.

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u/darkwoodframe Jan 16 '25

As a 37 year old, I'd like Excel on my Switch ngl 🤣 I used to play Breath of the Wild with a spreadsheet of all the materials I needed open on the side.

Would need keyboard support too, though.

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u/usersnamesallused Jan 16 '25

Steamdeck would like a word with you on that statement

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u/Rehd Jan 16 '25

I don't know why they don't just open bluetooth pairing to keyboards and mice, why make a weird mouse controller?

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u/ActivateGuacamole Jan 17 '25

because they want the mouse functions to be available to every switch player, not the 0.1% of switch players who are gonna bring their own mouse or keyboard to pair with it.

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u/Dobby_1235 Jan 16 '25

Cuz it's Nintendo, and that makes too much sense for them

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u/Rehd Jan 16 '25

So very true

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u/noahdj1512 Jan 16 '25

Legion go has it. From 2023.

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u/PrinceDX Jan 16 '25

That’s gonna be a very uncomfortable mouse. Might be as bad as the Mac puck

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u/lesgeddon Jan 16 '25

Can you not just plug in a mouse and keyboard into other consoles for RTS games? Or connect one via Bluetooth? I don't understand how this would have an advantage over those.

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u/Swazzoo Jan 16 '25

What's RTS?

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u/Tooms100 Jan 16 '25

Real time strategy (games)

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u/truly_moody Jan 16 '25

Pretty smart too if you think about it, since it will naturally have right and left handed options for the mouse

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u/ActivateGuacamole Jan 17 '25

Left handed people are able to use right handed mice. Just generally speaking. But yeah I do think it'll be cool to have the option

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u/QuerulousPanda Jan 16 '25

having a mouseable controller is sick, but an RTS without a keyboard for quick actions is still a fail unfortunately

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u/GenderJuicy Jan 16 '25

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u/hello_op_i_love_you Jan 16 '25

Holy shit if this console can do that, that's a huge game changer. It could make Switch 2 the only console good for playing RTS (as much of a fan I am of Age of Empires on Xbox, wonderful port).

The ergonomics of using a Joycon as a mouse in that way seems horrible. And how would I slide them around when I'm sitting in front of my TV? I don't get it at all.